EAST CHICAGO – St. Catherine Hospital has received an “A” for patient safety in a new Hospital Safety Score report issued by the not-for-profit Leapfrog Group. “This recognition is a testament to the high level of commitment to our patients and their safety as well as the level of skills of our physicians, nurses and […]
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced the retirement of Jeff Stur as senior vice president of retail loan management after 40 years. Stur joined the bank in 1972 as a loan trainee. He spent his entire career in lending. “We have been honored and grateful, as well as deeply appreciative of the 40 years
HAMMOND – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has announced that the Chicago White Sox is its newest partner. “We’re looking to collaborate any way we can to bring more people to their games,” said Heather Becerra, South Sore CVA director of sales and marketing. In addition to promoting the White Sox at various
MUNSTER – The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, has announced that its board of directors has declared a 4 cent per share increase in its quarterly cash dividend. The Bancorp’s new dividend of 19 cents represents a 26.7 percent increase over the previous dividend of 15 cents a share. It will
SOUTH BEND – Efforts to sell the 25-story Chase Tower in downtown South Bend received a blow when the building’s largest tenant announced it was moving out. The Summit Club, which has been a tenant since 1971, closed, laying off 25 people. The building, which has been marketed for anywhere from $15 million to $25
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced two additions to its staff. Kelly Mamouzelos is now a part of the retail banking team at the Valparaiso Banking Center. She has 16 years of experience and is responsible for heading the branch’s team in sales and service excellence. Kristin Trapp is vice president and regional manager
MUNSTER – Citizens Financial Bank has announced the election of Jason Rebar to a three-year term on the board of directors. Rebar is business banking relationship manager. He joined the bank in 2008 and has 12 years of banking experience. Rebar is a graduate of Ball State University and received his MBA from Indiana University
PORTAGE – Abonmarche, an engineering, architectural and consulting firm, has announced it is opening an office in Portage. The company is involved in land surveying, marina and waterfront development, community planning, landscaping and other design and engineering project. Abonmarche has offices in South Bend and Fort Wayne, and in Benton Harbor, Manistee and South Haven
PORTAGE – MC Industrial has opened an office in Portage to serve clients in Northwest Indiana. The St. Louis-based construction company specializes in projects in the petrochemical, steel and other industrial markets. MC Industrial is currently involved in the BP expansion and at ArcelorMittal. President Tom Felton said the company has worked in Northwest Indiana
VALPARAISO – John Sturgill has been promoted to partner and stockholder for McMahon. The Neenah, Wis., company said Sturgill is manager of the Valparaiso office and has been with the company since 2004. His professionalism and commitment to clients has been responsible for growth in Indiana, said McMahon in a statement.
